Is it possible to make good money hauling containers (intermodal)?

We used to do Kraft foods, cookie loads from Chicago to Denver, nightly train runs. Typically 3 cans per night. all had to be dropped before receiving arrived at 4 am. I would start between 1:30 and 2 am, have all 3 dropped, the final empty from the previous day returned, and waiting for the receiver to arrive and sign my bills at 4am. Until he got a stamp, then all I had to do was stamp the POD's and be on to something else by 3:30 am. Usually I would be heading out of town. Lately there hasn't been much early freight, so I'm starting at 6 am, I hate it, I like starting between 2:30 and 3 am, I can get so much more done, and by the time rush hour starts, I feel like I've accomplished something.

 

Hauling containers doing intermodel is very lucrative. Well from what I've seen so far at least. The drivers at the company I work for just run to the port and back. About a 20 minute ride each way and then time at the port. Average about an hour & 1/2 turn around. Home every day and off weekends. They bring home over 1000$ a week.

 

Would recommend transnoble too a newcome? I been driving car carriers for over 5yrs need a change of scene.

 

Bringing home a thousand is garbage for an o/o. you should be doing that as a company driver

 

That is company driver. No where did I say o/o in there. Got two guys that do o/o and they make pretty decent. Doesn't matter what I'd say they make you'd just say it's garbage anyway. But wtf 1700$ a week and home every day. One even has his truck paid off. Still garbage money? Didn't think so. Now read and think before you respond thinking you know it all. I deal with you drivers all day and it makes me realize how bad the industry had gotten. I could start a post and daily update the stupidity of drivers now days. It's embarrassing . Wonder how half are even driving. Hmmm that's a thought, think I will start a thread and show on and shipper receiver view of point on drivers. Things we deal with.

 

It's all about having a profit goal weekly for example due to me spending a lot of time off the road due to my military commitments my goal went from a modest 1800 to a 2300 a week, my trucks are paid for and my girlfriend makes 100k a year, I only have to pay for my 2 mortgage(i have a weekend home in the poconos),I choose good loads and if I'm not making a profit of 600 a day I'm doing something wrong today i woke up at 4 did a drop and hook, and 2 live loads I was home by 1230 also I spent 75 dollars on fuel, I'm not just a trucker I'm a businessmen in this business complacency puts you in the doghouse work smart not hard

 

Wow you made a lot of assumptions in there. You drivers? I don't know you and you don't know me, but sir you only make an ### out of yourself when you assume. Good day to you is all I have to say.

 

Anybody leased to Land now? Specifically Chambersburg Pa

 

I know O/O's doing intermodal pulling down $5,000/week to the truck, working only 5 days, and I know O/O's doing intermodal pulling down $2,000/week to the truck, it depends on the company, how you're paid, and how busy you are.

 

sure my best week ever I was driving from Newark,nj to buffalo,ny everyday its almost 800 miles but I made close to 6k that week did it drained me yes but gosh that check looked good!